The Santa Rosa Academy girls’ varsity soccer team lost their first home conference game of the season Friday, Jan. 13, to Nuview Bridge by a score of 2-0. Prior to that matchup, the Rangers and Knights were both undefeated in the South Valley League with Santa Rosa donning a 6-0-1 record and Nuview Bridge sporting a 5-0-1 record. With the win, the Knights took sole possession of first place with a 6-0-1 record.

Santa Rosa Academy soccer player Katharine Lovell (4) strikes the ball in a home match against Nuview Bridge Friday, Jan. 13. Valley News/Action Captures Media Group

One week remains in the regular season as Santa Rosa hopes that any one of their final three league counterparts in Desert Christian, Cal. Military Institute or San Jacinto Valley Academy can knock Nuview Bridge back into a tie for the top. Current standings in the SVL look like this: Nuview Bridge (6-0-1), Santa Rosa Academy (6-1-1), San Jacinto Valley Academy (3-3-2), Desert Christian Academy (3-3-2), Temecula Prep (2-4-1), California Military Institute (1-4-1), Rancho Christian (0-5), Hamilton (0-6).

JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

JP Raineri

JP is an award-winning multimedia journalist, and head of the Sports Department for the Valley News. As a former Southwestern League head baseball coach, and former President of the Temecula Youth Baseball league (TYB), JP was also a local on-air radio personality at All Pro Broadcasting and was a television host for the Outdoor Channel. When not covering local, or national sports, JP also works for the Media Technology Department for Major League Baseball.